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Nostalgia's "Iron Claw": Why I won't introduce my son to pro wrestling
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Nostalgia's "Iron Claw": Why I won't introduce my son to pro wrestling

Salon  

"The Iron Claw," an A24 film released late last year, tells the story of the Von Erichs, a family of professional wrestlers who suffered tragic ends under the influence of a dictatorial patriarch and an industry infamous for eating its young. I’m sure a fan of wrestling’s counterparts like boxing or mixed martial arts could argue the opposite — as …

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‘The Iron Claw’ omits an entire Von Erich brother. We spoke with the director about it
1 year ago

‘The Iron Claw’ omits an entire Von Erich brother. We spoke with the director about it

LA Times  

Warning: The following contains spoilers for “The Iron Claw.” The story of the Von Erich pro-wrestling dynasty is the stuff of legends, or, as filmmaker Sean Durkin sees it, a Greek tragedy of fathers and sons. “There was a repetition to it, and it was one more tragedy that the film couldn’t really withstand,” he says of a version that …

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What AEW’s record-breaking Wembley show means for wrestling fans like me
1 year, 4 months ago

What AEW’s record-breaking Wembley show means for wrestling fans like me

The Independent  

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Video: Arm wrestling grips India with Pro Panja League
1 year, 4 months ago

Video: Arm wrestling grips India with Pro Panja League

The Hindu  

Contestants fight under bright studio lights with a cheering audience as opponents push down the other person’s arm in the Pro Panja League at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Stadium. The Indian Arm Wrestling Federation launched in 1977, but the sport, known as “panja” in India, has been given new lease of life by league owners and Bollywood acting couple Parvin …

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AEW, the first promotion to challenge WWE in two decades, is ready to make a run
1 year, 9 months ago

AEW, the first promotion to challenge WWE in two decades, is ready to make a run

LA Times  

As WWE heads toward this weekend’s presentation of its biggest show of the year, WrestleMania, its strongest competitor in over 20 years, All Elite Wrestling, or AEW, has major aspirations of its own. AEW was able to appeal to WWE fans disillusioned by that company’s product along with fans of smaller wrestling promotions such as Ring of Honor and international …

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Burlesque, body-slams and bright masks: How Lucha VaVoom became an L.A. institution
1 year, 11 months ago

Burlesque, body-slams and bright masks: How Lucha VaVoom became an L.A. institution

LA Times  

Watching the mesmerizing, in-ring action at a Lucha VaVoom show is a veritable experience. “I started wrestling when I was 15 or 16, and when I did my first Lucha VaVoom show, I technically wasn’t old enough to get into the Mayan theater,” he says. “What really draws people to lucha is seeing someone do something unexpected, like jumping off …

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Op-Ed: What WWE and pro wrestling could teach struggling media companies
1 year, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: What WWE and pro wrestling could teach struggling media companies

LA Times  

World Wrestling Entertainment’s “Monday Night RAW,” the longest running weekly episodic TV show in the U.S., just celebrated its 30th anniversary. Whatever you might think about the world of professional wrestling and outdated stereotypes like “it’s fake,” that kind of longevity should be instructive to the media institutions struggling for audience retention and cultural relevancy. Meanwhile, the 30th anniversary episode …

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With Olympic seats empty, the hottest ticket in Tokyo is not the Summer Games but pro wrestling
3 years, 5 months ago

With Olympic seats empty, the hottest ticket in Tokyo is not the Summer Games but pro wrestling

LA Times  

Thousands of masked Japanese fans filtered into the Tokyo Dome on Sunday night, abuzz with excitement. And so on Sunday night, 20 miles north, Japan’s hugely popular soccer phenom Takefusa Kubo sank a goal just six minutes into the national team’s game against Mexico — to the sparse, if enthusiastic, applause of a few dozen Olympic staff and volunteers scattered …

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Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of 2020
4 years ago

Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of 2020

News 18  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., now known as WWE is one of the most profitable professional wrestling outfits in the world. 8-Seth Rollins The American pro wrestler is currently signed to WWE, he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Seth Rollins. 19-Braun Strowman The American professional wrestler and former strongman is currently signed to WWE, where he performs …

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AEW debuts as a new hope in pro wrestling
5 years, 3 months ago

AEW debuts as a new hope in pro wrestling

LA Times  

Pro wrestling is a unique form of entertainment. “I’ve heard a lot of people say they want to start a wrestling company and it’s exciting but it’s almost a fever dream,” Rhodes told the Times on Tuesday. I feel like I’ve been wrestling every week.” With the Bucks playing such an important role in the company, tag team wrestling is …

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